The qualification of Subsistence Section’s suppliers of Salvador Air Force Base, in 2009, selected by public bidding in the trading mode, to construct a reliable supply chain

Abstract

This study aimed to verify the qualification of Subsistence Section’s suppliers of Salvador Air Force Base, in 2009, selected by public bidding in the trading mode, to construct a reliable supply chain. Exploratory research was conducted through literature review and showed that the old supplier/customer relationship, based on only one part’s profit, needs to be revised, because it´s against a reliable and long-termed relationship, as Martin Christopher purposed. The documental analysis aimed to verify characteristics of the suppliers’ selecting process and revealed that the lowest price, as a criterion for choosing suppliers, recommended by the mode session, must be confronted with the companies’ capability to add value to the product. A questionnaire, purposed by Edelvino Razzolini Filho, was applied to the suppliers, in order to evaluate the their performance, with emphasis on logistics.The results showed that 62.5% of companies reported dismal performance. Thus, data analysis revealed that the selected suppliers’ performance had been classified as a business risk, and that the bidding process based on the lowest price is ineffective to qualify the suppliers.